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Vida Group - the numbers

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13 billion Turnover in SEK 88% Export approx. 1,600 Number of employees Vida’s sawmills 2.800 million m3 produced and sold, 90% of which is processed. Vida Packaging 2.3 million pallets 3.2 million pallet collars 200,000 cable drums Vida Energy 2,5 million m3 of by-products (loose measurement) for energy purposes 60,000 tonnes of pellets, 1.7 million […]

A company with a long ancestry

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The year is 1867 and Ingemar Svensson starts the first steam-powered sawmill in Vislanda. This is the foundation for the company becoming a global supplier of processed products from sustainable Swedish forests 150 years later. Göte Johansson, a farmer’s lad from Ryd in Moheda in the county of Småland, was the General Manager of the […]

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Vida is a global supplier of manufactured products from sustainable Swedish forests. The group employs 1,600 people in 24 production plants, including twelve sawmills. The operations are strategically located close to forest landowners in the counties of Småland, Skåne and Västra Götaland in Sweden. Production is mainly focused on structural timber for a variety of […]

Vida Forest

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Vida Forest is the Group’s purchasing company with some 50 local timber buyers. We acquire a total of 6,4 million cubed metres (solid under bark) of round timber every year. 5,3 million of this volume is for our sawn product range. Most of the raw materials are purchased from private forest landowners in southern Sweden. […]

Vida AB

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Vida is a global supplier of manufactured products from sustainable Swedish forests. The group employs 1,600 people in 24 production plants, including twelve sawmills. Production is mainly focused on structural timber for a number of global markets. Seventy-five percent of Vida’s sawn wood products are exported to Europe, USA, Australia, Africa and Asia. Sawn wood […]

Careers

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Swedish forests and the Swedish forest industry are fantastic assets for Sweden. They generate SEK 125 billion in export revenues, 60,000 direct jobs and a total of 200,000 indirect jobs. The Swedish forest industry is a sector for the future with endless possibilities. High-tech sector The Swedish forest industry has annual revenues of SEK 200 […]

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Canfor acquires parts of Vida AB

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– We have had a relation with Canfor for several years and it is a company characterized by high quality, both with respect to its products but also with respect to how they run their company. We are proud to receive Canfor as co-owner and of that Vida thereby can grow and enforce its position […]

Sweden’s largest sawmill group continues to grow

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Vida is the largest sawmill group in Sweden and has high ambitions for the future. The company is now about to complete a couple of major strategic investments that will lead to substantially larger production volumes. “Vida’s ambition has always been to grow, it’s part of our DNA. In the last few years, the economic […]

Vida invests in solar power

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Vida has recently signed an agreement with the power company Bixia and the solar power company Svea Solar which has led to the creation of a major new solar farm in Blekinge. The solar farm, estimated to go into operation in spring 2023, will be the largest in the country so far and will contribute […]

Vida Wood UK

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Vida is a global supplier of quality manufactured timber products from sustainable Swedish forests. Production is focused on structural timber for a range of global markets. Eighty percent of our construction timber is exported to Europe, USA, Australia, Africa and Asia. These products are managed through our sales company, Vida Wood, which has sales offices […]

Santhe Dahl elected to international Board

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Vida is Sweden’s largest sawmill group with, amongst other activities, 12 sawmills in Götaland, southern Sweden. Vida’s former CEO and present Chairman of the Board had now been elected as a member of Canfor’s Board.  Santhe Dahl was elected as one of twelve members of the Board during Canfors’ last General Meeting of Shareholders. He […]

Vida is growing and expanding its workforce

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Vida is Sweden’s largest sawmill group with 12 sawmills in Götaland, southern Sweden. The second largest of these sawmills is located in Borgstena in Borås municipality. Vida has great ambitions for the future and has therefore invested SEK 140 million in Borgstena over the last few years. “Vida’s ambition has always been to grow, it’s […]

Vida acquires Ingarp Träskydd

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Vida is Sweden’s largest sawmill group with 12 sawmills in Götaland in the south of Sweden. The group’s vision is “To grow” which Vida is now doing through the addition of another plant. Vida is acquiring Ingarp Träskydd and the transaction is expected to complete on 3 October. This strategic acquisition demonstrates a continued focus […]

Vida inaugurates major solar park in southern Sweden

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The solar park, which is called Hörby, will generate around 19 million kWh, which is the equivalent of the electricity consumption of around 3,800 houses. As a result, southern Sweden where there is a great need for energy and a large electricity production deficit, will get a well-needed boost of renewable, locally produced electricity. Electricity […]

Vida makes a historic major investment

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Vida AB announced today that it will invest approximately 700 million SEK at its Bruza Sawmill in Hjältevad, expanding production from 300 000m3 yearly to 420 000m3 yearly. This major investment includes a new high-capacity planing mill equipped with the latest technology, a new boiler, wood drying kilns and warehouse. “I’m very happy that we’ve […]